ECHL Today - April 15

Worcester Railers (32-31-6) at Trois-Rivières Lions (32-29-6)                7 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Ken Appleby is third with a .918 save percentage.
• Olivier Archambault leads Trois-Rivières against the Railers with four goals and nine points.
• Railers are league’s fifth-least penalized team with 10.75 penalty minutes per game.
• Lions are 20-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Reading Royals (43-17-9) at Adirondack Thunder (27-38-3)                   7 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Trevor Gooch has four goals in his last four games.
• Patrick Grasso leads Adirondack against the Royals with nine points (5g-4a).
• Royals are league’s least-penalized team with 9.22 penalty minutes per game.
• Thunder are 15-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Toledo Walleye (47-19-4) at Kalamazoo Wings (36-33-1)                         7 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Mitchell Heard has 10 points (6g-4a) in his last seven games.
• Max Humitz leads Kalamazoo against the Walleye with four goals and six points.
• Walleye are 18-5-4 in one-goal games.
• K-Wings are fifth with seven shorthanded goals at home.

Orlando Solar Bears (33-29-7) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (32-27-10)        7:05 p.m. ET

• Maxim Cajkovic leads Orlando against the Swamp Rabbits with three goals.
• Greenville’s Max Zimmer is tied for the league lead with eight game-winning goals.
• Solar Bears are tied for third with three shorthanded goals against on the road.
• Swamp Rabbits are seventh with 2.88 goals-against per game.

Fort Wayne Komets (38-25-7) at Wheeling Nailers (37-29-4)              7:10 p.m. ET

• Kellen Jones leads Fort Wayne against the Nailers with 10 points (2g-8a).
• Wheeling’s Cam Hausinger has three goals in his last two games.
• Komets are third with 3.71 goals per game.
• Nailers are tied for the league lead with eight overtime wins.

Newfoundland Growlers (41-20-3) at Maine Mariners (31-31-8)                    7:15 p.m. ET

• Newfoundland’s Zach O’Brien is on a six-game point streak (5g-8a).
• Mathew Santos leads Maine against the Growlers with six goals and 11 points.
• Growlers lead the league on the power play at 28.3 percent (67-for-237).
• Mariners are 21-7-3 when scoring first.

South Carolina Stingrays (28-37-6) at Norfolk Admirals (26-37-6)        7:30 p.m. ET

• South Carolina’s Jonny Evans has four goals in his last two games.
• Alex Tonge leads Norfolk against the Stingrays with six goals and 10 points.
• Stingrays are 7-1-0 in their last eight games.
• Admirals are 17-4-4 when leading after two periods.

Atlanta Gladiators (43-23-4) at Florida Everblades (40-20-10)           7:30 p.m. ET

• Atlanta’s Cody Sylvester is tied for the league lead with eight game-winning goals.
• Blake Winiecki leads Florida against the Gladiators with 11 points (2g-9a).
• Gladiators have a league-leading 10 wins when trailing after one period (10-17-1).
• Everblades are third with 28.14 shots-against per game.

Indy Fuel (32-33-5) at Cincinnati Cyclones (36-31-3)                           7:35 p.m. ET

• Jared Thomas leads Indy against the Cyclones with 11 points (5g-6a).
• Cincinnati’s Jesse Schultz leads the league with 21 power-play assists.
• Fuel are sixth with 28.97 shots-against per game.
• Cyclones are 24-8-2 when outshooting their opponent.

Iowa Heartlanders (29-32-9) at Allen Americans (33-28-9)                 7:05 p.m. CT

• Iowa’s Kris Bennett leads rookies with 73 points (35g-38a).
• Allen’s Branden Troock is on a three-game goal streak (5g).
• Heartlanders are second on the power play on the road at 24.2 percent (29-for-120).
• Americans are 18-0-2 when leading after two periods.

Wichita Thunder (27-34-9) at Kansas City Mavericks (30-33-7)         7:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Jay Dickman is on a three-game point streak (2g-3a).
• Nick Pastujov leads Kansas City against the Thunder with 10 points (3g-7a).
• Thunder are 10-0-4 in one-goal games on the road.
• Mavericks are 21-5-3 when scoring first.

Tulsa Oilers (35-29-6) at Rapid City Rush (35-24-11)                           7:05 p.m. MT

• Tulsa’s Jackson Leef has seven goals in his last 10 games.
• Max Coatta leads Rapid City against the Oilers with seven goals and 13 points.
• Oilers lead the league with 36.31 shots per game.
• Rush lead the league on the penalty kill at 85.3 percent (214-for-251).

Idaho Steelheads (36-31-3) at Utah Grizzlies (40-27-3)                         7:10 p.m. MT

• A.J. White leads Idaho against the Grizzlies with six goals and 16 points.
• Utah’s Charle-Edouard D’Astous leads defensemen with 26 goals.
• Steelheads are tied for second with six shorthanded goals against.
• Grizzlies have outscored their opponents 91-64 in the second period.

MOST SHUTOUTS BY GOALTENDER, SEASON8 – Laurent Brossoit (Alaska/Bakersfield, 2013-14)   – Ryan Zapolski (South Carolina, 2012-13)   – J.P. Lamoureux (Alaska, 2008-09)7 – eight times, most recent: Trent Miner, Utah (2021-22)

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Trois-Rivières can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday:

Trois-Rivières wins OR Maine loses OR Trois-Rivières loses in overtime/shootout 

Worcester can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Worcester wins AND Maine loses OR Worcester loses in overtime/shootout AND Maine loses in regulation

Tulsa can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Tulsa wins in regulation AND Allen OR Idaho loses in regulation

Idaho can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Idaho wins in regulation AND Allen loses in regulation

Cincinnati can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Cincinnati wins in regulation ANDKalamazoo does not win in regulation OR Cincinnati loses in overtime/shootout AND Kalamazoo loses in regulation

Reading can clinch the North Division title on Friday if:

Reading wins OR Newfoundland loses in regulation OR Reading loses in overtime/shootout AND Newfoundland loses

Florida can clinch the South Division title on Friday if:

Florida wins in regulation

Utah can clinch the Mountain Division title on Friday if:

Utah wins OR Rapid City loses in regulation OR Utah loses in overtime/shootout AND Rapid City loses

Toledo can win the Brabham Cup on Friday if:

Toledo wins AND Reading loses OR Toledo loses in overtime/shootout AND Reading loses in regulation